Authorities are continuing to investigate who is responsible for leading law enforcement on a high speed chase in and around Clear Lake Oct. 1 in a stolen vehicle.
According to Lt. Dana Knutson, of the Iowa Highway Patrol, at approximately 8:40 p.m. officers attempted to stop the driver of an orange Ford Edge which had been reported stolen in Clear Lake. The driver refused to pull over and attempted to elude officers by traveling at speeds reaching 120 mph. The chase began in Clear Lake and proceeded to Interstate 35, with the driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. The suspect eventually turned and traveled back north using the correct lane and exited at Clear Lake. After racing
through the streets of Clear Lake the driver turned north on Hickory/North 32nd Street. The Iowa State Trooper in pursuit lost sight of the vehicle on a gravel road and the chase ended unsuccessfully.
The vehicle was located the next day in Fertile, Iowa.
The Clear Lake Police Department and Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department assisted.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Iowa Highway Patrol at 641-423-3625.
